Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns

11 december 2025 - 18:45:21
Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday.This [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup

28 november 2025 - 12:19:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] Full text...

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International Election Observers call for restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau

27 november 2025 - 07:57:27
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - African-led International Observation Missions to Guinea-Bissau’s 23 November legislative and presidential elections have condemned the “blatant [...] Full text...

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International observers appeal for calm as Guinea-Bissau awaits election results

25 november 2025 - 06:16:42
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - As Guinea-Bissau’s estimated 2.2 million people eagerly await the results of Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential [...] Full text...

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One in five children has not received essential vaccinations in Gaza

09 november 2025 - 08:20:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As United Nations agencies prepare to launch a massive vaccination campaign for 44,000 children in [...] Full text...

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Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children

05 november 2025 - 17:00:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: DR Congo beat Angola to set up winner-takes-all clash with Morocco

14 august 2025 - 19:57:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time champions DR Congo took a huge step towards the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Kenya seal historic victory over two-time champions DR Congo

03 august 2025 - 16:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya marked their long-awaited debut at the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) with a [...] Full text...

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Seville: a future agreement on development financing, without the United States

29 june 2025 - 07:21:41
Seville, Spain (PANA) -  Despite the US withdrawal, UN member states reached an agreement on Tuesday, 25 June, on the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says

25 june 2025 - 05:58:03
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos

23 june 2025 - 05:50:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning [...] Full text...

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Ahead of UN summit, countries finalise landmark ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’

19 june 2025 - 05:37:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States have reached agreement on the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference [...] Full text...

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Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid

30 may 2025 - 21:22:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained [...] Full text...

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Reconnecting Morality with Political Economy: IMF Blog By Benjamin Enke, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research

07 may 2025 - 11:22:27
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - For much of the 20th century, the disciplines of moral psychology and economics were [...] Full text...

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Israel's restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court

28 april 2025 - 15:42:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response

27 april 2025 - 13:54:46
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave

02 april 2025 - 08:32:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN relief chief demands ‘answers and justice’ following killings of first responders

31 march 2025 - 17:31:51
Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli [...] Full text...

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Nigerian boxer dies in Ghana ring

30 march 2025 - 13:24:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerian light-heavyweight boxer Gabriel Oluwaseun Olanrewaju, also known as “Success,” tragically passed away following an abrupt [...] Full text...

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Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

25 march 2025 - 05:55:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside [...] Full text...

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Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect

30 january 2025 - 05:52:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: CAR stun Cameroon for historic qualification; Nigeria, Burkina and DRC advance

29 december 2024 - 05:53:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second leg of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers delivered dramatic moments on [...] Full text...

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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike

17 december 2024 - 05:13:09
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $54 million loan for Mozambique’s first wind energy project

03 november 2024 - 05:38:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza

21 september 2024 - 05:14:53
Al-Zawaida, Gaza (PANA) - The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba

17 june 2024 - 06:58:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

05 june 2024 - 07:13:28
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end

29 march 2024 - 05:14:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head [...] Full text...

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AfDB Executive Directors visit Sierra Leone

18 march 2024 - 10:15:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A delegation of seven Executive Directors from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has arrived [...] Full text...

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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper

08 march 2024 - 21:53:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Why do so many Nigerian workers remain poor? Labour force surveys may have the answer: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape

07 march 2024 - 08:14:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria faces a serious poverty-reduction challenge: Almost half of Nigerians are estimated to live below the [...] Full text...

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How data can inform policy to address challenges faced by internally displaced people in CAR: World Bank Blog (By Harriet Kasidi Mugera, Gervais Chamberlin Yama and Jonathan Lain)

07 february 2024 - 14:00:19
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

02 february 2024 - 12:19:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of Gazans have continued to flee intense hostilities in Khan Younis towards the massively overcrowded [...] Full text...

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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division

28 january 2024 - 06:04:11
New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Ghana coach Hughton names 27-man squad; Partey, Tariq Lamptey missing

01 january 2024 - 14:18:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The coach of Ghana's national football team, Chris Hughton, on Monday named a provisional squad of [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Angola coach Goncalves names 23 players

31 december 2023 - 17:27:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Pedro Gonçalves, the coach of Angola, has selected 23 players who could represent the Palancas Negras [...] Full text...

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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials

26 december 2023 - 07:03:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...

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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)

18 november 2023 - 06:58:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s dichotomy: low unemployment, high poverty rates: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape

23 october 2023 - 07:46:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - When analysing poverty, only looking at unemployment rates will be insufficient and misleading. Instead, job quality [...] Full text...

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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list

09 october 2023 - 07:17:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes

27 june 2023 - 18:02:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held  on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone's opposition APC demands fair playing field in elections

20 june 2023 - 07:12:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) is complaining about an unfair playing field as the [...] Full text...

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Medeama win maiden Ghana Premier League title

13 june 2023 - 06:06:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Medeama were crowned champions of the Ghana Premier League for the first time in their history [...] Full text...

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Gambia Ministry of Health receives $1.5 million in supplies from Japan and UNICEF

16 may 2023 - 20:18:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF and the Embassy of Japan in Senegal, accredited to The Gambia, handed over more than [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 : The Gambia receives 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Spain

03 april 2023 - 11:33:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Ministry of Health has received 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from Spain, representing one [...] Full text...

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FIFA SG Samoura concludes tour of Kenya

21 march 2023 - 12:57:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, has concluded a three-day visit to Kenya where she held meetings [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Government of The Gambia and Education Above All Foundation launch project to support 66,765 out of school children

16 march 2023 - 15:43:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the Office of the First Lady of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidents Jonathan, Mahama, other West African Elders meet with Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu In Peace Move, call for alm

28 february 2023 - 19:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former Nigeria President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama and other members of the West [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali received in Bamako by President of the Transition

23 february 2023 - 16:16:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali

21 february 2023 - 16:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...

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2023 U20 AFCON: CAF releases list of match officials

19 february 2023 - 06:23:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A list of 16 referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) has been [...] Full text...

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Gambia hosts International forum on elimination of female genital mutilation

04 october 2022 - 09:45:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The world’s largest annual gathering of partners on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) opened in The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF, USAID give Gambia supplies worth $500,000 for pandemic fight

06 september 2022 - 15:52:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have handed over more than [...] Full text...

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African statesmen arrive to lead election observer missions in Kenya

04 august 2022 - 22:44:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A number of retired and former African leaders have arrived in Nairobi to lead regional election [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch Joint Monitoring Mechanism for political transition

21 july 2022 - 13:02:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Joint Monitoring Mechanism of the Transition timetable to constitutional rule in Mali will be launched [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Mali

03 july 2022 - 21:14:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and [...] Full text...

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President of Transition, promulgates Electoral Law adopted by National Council of the Transition after amendments

26 june 2022 - 13:57:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, promulgated on Friday, 24 June, the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator welcomes progress made by Mali's Transitional Government

25 june 2022 - 19:18:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali in Mali since Thursday

24 june 2022 - 16:49:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives 151,200 J & J vaccines from France

20 june 2022 - 10:07:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health has received 151,200 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from the Government [...] Full text...

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US calls for 'sustained, tangible' action for elections in Mali

10 june 2022 - 05:27:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Malian transition government to make "sustained, tangible action toward [...] Full text...

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Mali junta decrees 24 months transition effective 26 March 2022

07 june 2022 - 12:36:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has decreed a transition 24 months from 26 March 2022, ignoring the demand [...] Full text...

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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia

20 may 2022 - 14:32:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...

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2021/22 CAF Confed. Cup: Nigerian stadium promises hitch-free, fun-filled final experience

19 may 2022 - 22:57:43
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Organisers are putting final touches in some areas in Uyo, ahead of Friday's long-awaited final of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders ask Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso for clear timelines for return to constitutional rule

25 march 2022 - 23:16:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States rose from their one-day emergency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Japan provides US$2.5 million to support Gambia efforts against pandemic

22 march 2022 - 12:09:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Japan has provided US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support The Gambian [...] Full text...

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Mali and ECOWAS fail to agree on timetable for transition

21 march 2022 - 13:39:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali calls on President of Transition

19 march 2022 - 14:55:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former president of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali received by President of Transition

25 february 2022 - 15:30:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the mediator of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts

22 february 2022 - 12:00:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator on Mali expected in Bamako on Thursday

21 february 2022 - 16:30:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission announced on Monday that Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator for Mali, would carry [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names final squad

04 january 2022 - 06:06:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his final squad for the 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Mali political parties reject 'unreasonable' five-year transition

03 january 2022 - 12:51:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A dozen Malian political organisations, under the umbrella Framework of Exchange of Political Parties and Groupings [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary Summit on Mali to be held on 9 January in Accra, Ghana

02 january 2022 - 20:36:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali will be [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names 30-man provisional squad

21 december 2021 - 16:26:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac on Tuesday named a 30-man provisional squad for the delayed 2021 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, expected in Bamako on Tuesday

20 december 2021 - 18:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali and former Nigerian [...] Full text...

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US, Egypt sign new MoU on cultural property protection

01 december 2021 - 07:19:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The United States and Egypt on Tuesday signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Gambia $2 million to fight pandemic

18 november 2021 - 12:09:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $2 million to the United Nations Children’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea

07 november 2021 - 19:24:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday

07 november 2021 - 05:17:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNICEF warns authorities, political leaders against children attending political rallies

29 october 2021 - 16:54:13
Banjul, (PANA) - UNICEF-Gambia office representative has warned Gambian authorities and political leaders to avoid the presence of children at [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition

18 october 2021 - 11:33:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] Full text...

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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius

11 october 2021 - 07:37:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNICEF, GSM Africell sign deal to bolster youth engagement via U-Report

30 september 2021 - 17:20:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  UNICEF Gambia  office  and Gambia's biggest GSM company, Africell, have signed an agreement to support youth engagement [...] Full text...

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Senior US envoy for climate to visit several African countries

28 september 2021 - 05:15:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Jonathan Pershing is visiting several African countries  to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends

08 september 2021 - 11:54:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, 5 injured in fresh bandits attack in Southern Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:34:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed while five others sustained various levels of injury when bandits invaded Madamai [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President receives US presidential envoy

14 august 2021 - 10:06:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed  on Friday received U.S. Deputy Security Advisor Jonathan Finer who delivered a [...] Full text...

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Mexico thrash Nigeria 4-0 in Soccer friendly

04 july 2021 - 12:24:38
Los Angeles, US (PANA) - Mexico hammered Nigeria 4-0 in an international friendly played on Sunday morning in Los Angeles, [...] Full text...

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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis

22 june 2021 - 18:04:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven

20 june 2021 - 18:26:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't

10 june 2021 - 17:15:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup

02 june 2021 - 07:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins

30 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali

30 may 2021 - 06:22:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra  on [...] Full text...

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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...

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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new Niger govt to investigate massacres

05 may 2021 - 05:49:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advocate says Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum’s new administration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says infection rate close to 5,000 in Gambia

10 march 2021 - 18:46:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said  that  the coronavirus infection rate stands close to five thousand [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives first consignment of vaccines under COVAX initiative

03 march 2021 - 09:47:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia has received its first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COCAX Facility, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNFPA and UNICEF warn of imminent resurgence of Female Genital Mutilation

08 february 2021 - 20:50:45
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A surge in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is feared in The Gambia as COVID-19 disrupts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF cautions as more people continue to disregard COVID-19 protocols

31 january 2021 - 15:10:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF Gambia, has cautioned that too many people in The West African nation are disregarding COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Malian national committee for people’s salvation, junta dissolved

26 january 2021 - 23:15:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power last 18 [...] Full text...

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HRW demands impartial investigation into French airstrike in Mali

22 january 2021 - 16:28:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian and French governments should conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the French [...] Full text...

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Athletics: Burkina Faso's Zango breaks world record of indoor triple jump

17 january 2021 - 11:25:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Hugues-Fabrice Zango on Saturday became  the first man to surpass 18 metres in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group

14 january 2021 - 17:05:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...

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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition

13 january 2021 - 17:05:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako

11 january 2021 - 21:34:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian president arrives in The Gambia to facilitate stakeholders’ efforts to forge workable national consensus

18 december 2020 - 20:21:26
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived in The Gambia Friday to support the country’s ongoing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF says 700,000 Gambian Children temporally out of School for six months

20 november 2020 - 18:31:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As the world commemorates World Children’s Day, UNICEF Gambia office has revealed that 700,000 children in [...] Full text...

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AU calls for peaceful poll in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 22:09:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a peaceful vote in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF restates strong support to Gambia’s safe return to school efforts

12 october 2020 - 16:54:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF has assured the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in The Gambia of its continued [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo and current Chairman of ECOWAS expected Sunday in Bamako

11 october 2020 - 12:15:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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20 Burundian players selected for Tanzania friendly

08 october 2020 - 17:26:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The coach of the Burundi national football team, the "Intamba" (Swallows), Jimmy Ndizeye, unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, US and Algeria welcome efforts by the junta for transition in Mali

02 october 2020 - 15:39:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sanctions taken by the Economic Community of West African States against Mali will soon to be [...] Full text...

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President Buhari, former leaders attend Nigeria's 60th independence anniversary celebration

01 october 2020 - 15:58:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday led other dignitaries, including former national  leaders, to observe special performances [...] Full text...

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35 Burundian players summoned for friendly match against Tanzania

30 september 2020 - 14:23:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  technical staff of the men's national soccer team, the Intamba (Swallows), has summoned 35 players, [...] Full text...

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Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM

25 september 2020 - 22:20:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 23:36:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] Full text...

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New British High Commissioner pledges economic growth for Gambia

21 september 2020 - 21:56:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - David Belgrove(OBE), the new British High Commissioner to The Gambia, Monday pledged economic growth to create [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali

16 september 2020 - 00:41:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition

15 september 2020 - 19:46:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 11:54:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...

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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth AfDB President, sworn in for second term

01 september 2020 - 19:27:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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African leaders reaffirm support for AfDB as President Adesina begins second term

01 september 2020 - 19:16:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders want immediate civilian transition in Mali

28 august 2020 - 23:02:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday called for [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta, M5-Rep meet to work out transition timetable

26 august 2020 - 18:23:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The the military junta that seized power on August 18 in Mali, otherwise called the National [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta, ECOWAS made significant progress after three-day meeting in Bamako

25 august 2020 - 15:33:01
Bamako, Mali (PAegional NA) - The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a military junta that took [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta denies information on transitional process

24 august 2020 - 21:43:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants sanctions against 18 August coup makers in Mali

20 august 2020 - 21:30:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday decided, in addition to the economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria stands by ECOWAS, calls for immediate release of former President Keita and return of constitutional govt in Mali

20 august 2020 - 16:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in [...] Full text...

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Gunshots heard in Mali capital

18 august 2020 - 11:25:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Gunshots have been heard in a military camp near Mali's capital, Bamako, on Tuesday morning, according [...] Full text...

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Mali: Protest march organizer, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, visits Nioro's sheriff on Thursday

14 august 2020 - 17:52:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The brain behind the June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), Imam Mahmoud Dicko, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator in Malian crisis seeks intervention of influential religious leader

13 august 2020 - 09:59:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Malian crisis, former [...] Full text...

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Revolt against Malian President Kéita still alive as thousands pour into Bamako's streets again

12 august 2020 - 10:48:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The revolt against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita was reignited on Tuesday, as thousands of people, [...] Full text...

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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako

11 august 2020 - 15:09:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus

29 july 2020 - 11:28:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July

24 july 2020 - 05:10:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari embarks on Mali peace mission Thursday

22 july 2020 - 18:30:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will Thursday visit Bamako, Mali, on a one-day visit, following the [...] Full text...

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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis

21 july 2020 - 14:36:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS mission's proposals for a way out of the Malian crisis

20 july 2020 - 17:57:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement of 5 June-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) has rejected the proposals of the mediation [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoys meet with politicians, civil society organizations to resolve Mali crisis

17 july 2020 - 17:09:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Envoys of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who arrived Wednesday in Bamako met [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya flags factories, food markets for flouting virus control measures

16 july 2020 - 22:37:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan factories, shoppers at food markets, fruit sellers and factory workers have been listed as high-risk [...] Full text...

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Malian crisis: An ECOWAS mission expected Wednesday in Bamako

14 july 2020 - 23:22:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's response much better than rest of world, says Kenyatta

06 july 2020 - 21:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has commended Africa's concerted response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saying measures [...] Full text...

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Zambian Health Minister arrested for suspected corruption

24 june 2020 - 17:02:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, has been arrested for alleged corrupt practices. Dr. Chilufya, aged 47, has [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission investigates Health Minister

26 may 2020 - 16:25:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has confirmed that it is investigating Health Minister, Dr Chitalu [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch reports new massacres by Islamist groups in Burkina Faso

28 april 2020 - 15:17:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Suspected Islamist armed groups killed at least 90 civilians in three attacks on villages in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese deputy envoy to Zimbabwe torches storm after taking a dig at the UK

24 april 2020 - 20:47:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Chinese deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, Friday torched a diplomatic storm by saying no Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Exiled former cabinet minister alleges growing discontent in Zimbabwe's army

01 march 2020 - 15:01:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged growing discontent in the Zimbabwe army amid heightened [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US donates 2.4 million mosquito nets to Nigeria’s State of Plateau

25 february 2020 - 15:26:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States  government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), has donated 2.4 million bed nets [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe moves to remove 'ghost workers' off its payroll

11 february 2020 - 12:47:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has given its workers until February 28 to verify their names in the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean NGO bemoans lagging government policies on production of ruminants

02 february 2020 - 13:07:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) has bemoaned the lagging of policy making concerning goat and pig [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President appoints two deputy director generals into the CIO

16 january 2020 - 19:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the country's dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa goes on vacation

08 january 2020 - 15:07:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken his 2019 annual leave for the next three weeks until [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe politicians angered by President Mnangagwa telling people to 'eat vegetables'

04 january 2020 - 16:32:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Leading Zimbabwean politicians have condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s comments telling residents from an impoverished Harare suburb, [...] Full text...

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Exiled former Zimbabwean minister alleges coup attempt to oust President Mnangagwa

01 january 2020 - 08:33:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged that there was a coup attempt to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Update - Buhari sympathises with Jonathan on attack at his home residence

24 december 2019 - 18:06:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday put a call to former President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathize [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Soldier killed, another wounded as gunmen attack security post at former President Jonathan’s home in Niger Delta region

24 december 2019 - 17:53:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian soldier was killed early Tuesday when unknown gunmen early invaded and opened fire on [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative candidate must pay between 2 to 12 million CFAF

19 december 2019 - 17:45:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A candidate for the legislative election in Guinea on February 16, including first past the post, [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition criticises Electoral Commission

17 december 2019 - 10:51:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's "democratic forces" plan to work together in a short time to have a common position [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Revision of electoral roll ends

16 december 2019 - 23:24:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Despite several protests from the presidential majority and the opposition, the revision of the voters register [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's second lady, Marry Mubaiwa, remanded in custody

16 december 2019 - 19:41:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Harare magistrate's court Monday remanded Mary Mubaiwa, estranged wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, in [...] Full text...

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Former Beninese and Nigerian presidents end working visit to Guinea

14 december 2019 - 19:38:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Former Beninese and Nigerian Presidents Nicéphore Soglo and Goodluck Jonathan Saturday ended a six-day working visit [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa warns against detractors in his ZANU PF party

12 december 2019 - 16:34:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his party, ZANU PF, against detractors within the party who [...] Full text...

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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe

24 november 2019 - 15:56:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] Full text...

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US commits US$430 million to Egyptian natural gas insurance

23 november 2019 - 16:29:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), on Saturday announced a commitment to provide US$430 million [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's VP Constantino Chiwenga returns home from sick leave

23 november 2019 - 15:38:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, received Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at statehouse after he arrived back in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election

18 november 2019 - 07:09:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] Full text...

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Former cabinet minster Moyo reveals details of escape during Zimbabwe's November 2017 coup

18 november 2019 - 05:22:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed how he escaped the military two years back [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Nigeria's Kogi and Bayelsa governorship election

16 november 2019 - 16:34:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has ended in election of governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria marred by [...] Full text...

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Libya: US diplomat says seizure of printed dinar in Russia would help reform war economy

08 november 2019 - 19:07:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former US Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Winer, has said that the seizure by the Maltese [...] Full text...

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New UN report shows bottlenecks to sustainable land management in Africa

09 october 2019 - 23:04:02
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Wednesday on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: National football team to take on Gabon in Paris

03 october 2019 - 15:28:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national football team coach, Kamou Malo, on Thursday called 26 players to face [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts summit on limiting presidential terms in Africa

02 october 2019 - 18:30:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday reaffirmed his willingness to step down after his [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou, keynote speaker at the 17th Rhodes Forum in Greece

23 september 2019 - 17:18:50
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Niger's President, Mahamadou Issoufou, will be the keynote speaker of the 17th Rhodes Forum, a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party heads to Supreme Court over affirmation of President Buhari's victory

12 september 2019 - 07:52:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday rejected the judgment of the [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe president Mugabe's body flown back home

11 september 2019 - 16:53:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The remains of Zimbabwe's former president, Robert Mugabe, have been flown home on Wednesday from Singapore [...] Full text...

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Vice President Kembo Mohadi dispatched to collect Robert Mugabe's body from Singapore as burial site still remains uncertain

09 september 2019 - 19:08:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government on Monday dispatched a high-level delegation, headed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, to [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe to be given state funeral on Saturday

09 september 2019 - 09:56:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe will be given a state funeral on Saturday, 14 September, the [...] Full text...

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CAN 2021 qualifiers: Ivorian Elephants to meet Benin's Squirrels in friendly match

06 september 2019 - 21:32:54
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  Two months into the start of the CAN 2021 qualifiers, Cote d'Ivoire's Elephants will meet [...] Full text...

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FIFA Days: 27 Burkinabé players selected for Morocco game on September 6

23 august 2019 - 13:58:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - New Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo on Friday released a list of 27 players to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't announces death of prominent journalist allegedly paralyzed by President Mnangagwa

20 august 2019 - 18:35:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has announced the passing of a veteran state broadcaster in the 1980s, called Godfrey Majonga, [...] Full text...

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‘Heroes Acre not served any purpose, needs urgent rethinking' - Exiled former minister

12 august 2019 - 18:14:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, says the Heroes Acre has not served any past, present [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Nigeria striker Ighalo crowned top scorer

20 july 2019 - 10:20:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigerian Odion Ighalo was crowned top scorer of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in [...] Full text...

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'Kill Mnangagwa and spare me, I’ve kids’ – Zimbabwe's first lady says in alleged leaked recording

16 july 2019 - 09:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former government minister Jonathan Moyo released a bombshell audio alleged to be Zimbabwe's first lady [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Nigerian Odion Ighalo leads goalscorers' list (Eds correcting number of goals scored)

15 july 2019 - 04:53:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has jumped to the top of the goalscorers' list at the 2019 [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: List of scorers after quarter-finals

11 july 2019 - 22:32:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following is the list of scorers at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Algeria knock out Cote d'Ivoire 4-3 on penalties to set up Nigeria semi-final tie

11 july 2019 - 19:31:29
Suez, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria on Thursday beat Cote d'Ivoire 4-3 on penalties in their quarter-final in the 2019 Africa [...] Full text...

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